How to pronounce brink in American English
“brink” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to brink the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “brink” in: all accents · British English (270 clips)
“brink” in real sentences — American speakers
366 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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brink of default had never happened before.
The Obama White House
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He seems to be on the brink.
The White House
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the brink of lobbying for compulsory licensing.
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “brink”
Words one sound away from brink — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of brink. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.